For the last several months, it has become obvious that Landry has an imaginary friend. To be honest, it has really freaked me out! We first discovered her "other half," as I have called it, when she would be upset. She would be crying (hard crying, like sobbing) and then would immediately stop and say, "Oh no, whas wrong?"
Then hysterically crying, "They hurr (hurt) me!"
Back to completely calm, "Oh no, let me kiss it."
Crying again, "Okay..."
Completely calm, "There you go." (kissing noise)
Then she would be fine and would go off to play. (Insert scary X-Files music here.) Since then I have noticed her talking to the "other half" quite a bit. They play and talk as though there is another person there. She changes voices and facial expressions - it really has been strange.
Last night she was sitting in my lap and we were talking to Dad. She started in with her "other half" bit and Dad started asking her who she was playing with. For the first time, she pointed to her belly and said, "Baby." Then she went back to talking to "Baby." (insert shiver. I really thought that maybe she was strange, but not really playing with someone!) When "Baby" talks, she has lots of baby sounds and fake cries, but they both seem to be having fun playing and talking. So strange...
Baby better play nice!
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Hmmm....this sounds like a movie...not sure how it will end though....is it a horror film or a comedy? We miss you guys!
Well, if it makes you feel any better, Ella does the same thing. She can make ANYTHING into a baby (a piece of paper, a baby wipe, a pillow, and sometimes just the air around her). And, she talks to it, babies it, cuddles it. She changes her voice, too. And just pretends, and pretends, and pretends. So, I was laughing along with you while I was reading this! One day, I went to sit her down in the (completely empty) stroller, and she started shrieking and flailing about. I said, "What in the world are you doing? What's wrong?" She said... with a deadly serious expression on her face... "You sat me down on my baby!!! You squished her! She's crying. Oh no! Move her, Mommy! I'm hurting her!" Hysterical!!! I was laughing out loud as I 'picked up' her baby and cuddled her before I sat Ella back down. I'm sure the people in the store thought I'd really lost my mind. Isn't this a funny age?! :)
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